Loučná pod Klínovcem

Loučná pod Klínovcem (until 1947 Český Wiesenthal; German: Böhmisch Wiesenthal) is a town in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants, which makes it the second least populated town in the country.

Loučná pod Klínovcem
Town
Road to Loučná pod Klínovcem
Flag Coat of arms
Loučná pod Klínovcem Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°24′46″N 12°59′23″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Chomutov
First mentioned	1431
Government
• Mayor	Jana Nýdrová
Area
• Total	20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Elevation	865 m (2,838 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	199
• Density	9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	431 91
Website	www.loucna.eu

Administrative division

Loučná pod Klínovcem consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Háj (53)
• Loučná (40)

Geography

Loučná pod Klínovcem is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Chomutov and 21 km (13 mi) north of Karlovy Vary. The town lies on the border with Germany, the German part of the divided town is called Oberwiesenthal. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point of the municipal territory and of the entire Ústí nad Labem Region is a contour line below the top of the Klínovec Mountain at 1,231 m (4,039 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Loučná pod Klínovcem is from 1431, under its German name Wiesenthal. The village was probably founded in the 14th century. The village was destroyed during the Hussite Wars and left abandoned. At the beginning of the 16th century, mining developed in the area, Český Wiesenthal was resettled and its importance began to grow.^[3]

In 1947, the town and the municipality were renamed from Český Wiesenthal to Loučná.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,981 —     1880 2,108 +6.4% 1890 2,224 +5.5% 1900 2,419 +8.8% 1910 2,483 +2.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,230 −10.2% 1930 2,583 +15.8% 1950 1,079 −58.2% 1961 599 −44.5% 1970 209 −65.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 73 −65.1% 1991 23 −68.5% 2001 68 +195.7% 2011 78 +14.7% 2021 93 +19.2%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

On the Czech-German border is the road border crossing Loučná / Oberwiesenthal.

Sport

A large ski resort is located on the slopes of Klínovec.^[7]

Sights

Lime kiln

The town is poor in historical monuments. A technical monument is the former lime kiln, a Neo-Romanesque building from 1851. Production in it ceased in the 1920s.^[8]

Notable people

• Hans Erich Slany (1926–2013), German industrial designer